VINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VINAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vinalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VINAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about VINAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VINAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A manufactured textile fibre made mainly from polyvinyl alcohol, valued for its strength and resistance to chemicals.
Vinal names a class of manufactured fibre spun from a polymer built largely of vinyl alcohol units, prized for combining strength with resistance to chemicals and abrasion. Manufacturers use it in work clothing, fishing nets, ropes and industrial textiles where durability matters more than softness. It belongs to the same family of terms as nylon or acrylic, naming a class of synthetic fibre rather than a single brand.
How VINAL is used
Technical term from the textile industry; rarely used in everyday conversation.
- The rope was woven from vinal rather than natural fibre.
- Vinal fabric resists most household chemicals well.
- The factory produces vinal fibre for industrial work clothing.
- Fishermen prized the net for its tough vinal thread.
- Engineers tested how vinal performed under repeated stretching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VINAL
The 5 tiles of VINAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VINAL
1 longer words begin with VINAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VINAL
Common questions about VINAL
- Is VINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINAL worth?
- VINAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINAL mean?
- A manufactured textile fibre made mainly from polyvinyl alcohol, valued for its strength and resistance to chemicals.
- What letters can be added to VINAL?
- VINAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VINAL:
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